Shloka 38
Ajāmila Delivered: Viṣṇudūtas Establish the Supremacy of the Holy Name
ममाहमिति देहादौ हित्वामिथ्यार्थधीर्मतिम् । धास्ये मनो भगवति शुद्धं तत्कीर्तनादिभि: ॥ ३८ ॥
mamāham iti dehādau hitvāmithyārtha-dhīr matim dhāsye mano bhagavati śuddhaṁ tat-kīrtanādibhiḥ
साधुसंगतीत भगवंताचे पवित्र नाम कीर्तन केल्याने माझे हृदय शुद्ध होत आहे. म्हणून मी पुन्हा इंद्रियभोगाच्या खोट्या मोहाला बळी पडणार नाही. देहात ‘मी’ व ‘माझे’ ही मिथ्या बुद्धी सोडून मी मन श्रीकृष्णाच्या चरणकमळांवर स्थिर करीन।
How a living entity becomes a victim of the material condition is lucidly explained in this verse. The beginning is to misidentify the body as one’s self. Therefore Bhagavad-gītā begins with the spiritual instruction that one is not the body, but is within the body. This consciousness can be possible only if one chants the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and always keeps oneself in the association of devotees. This is the secret of success. Therefore we stress that one should chant the holy name of the Lord and keep oneself free from the contaminations of this material world, especially the contaminations of lusty desires for illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling. With determination, one should vow to follow these principles and thus be saved from the miserable condition of material existence. The first necessity is to become freed from the bodily concept of life.
FAQs
This verse teaches that one should renounce the false identification with the body and possessions—thinking “I” and “mine”—and instead anchor the mind in Bhagavān.
After being saved and awakened to spiritual reality, Ajāmila resolves to purify his mind by devotional practices—especially glorifying the Lord—so he will not fall back into bodily illusion.
Reduce ego-based identity and possessiveness, and adopt steady bhakti habits—daily chanting or singing the Lord’s names, hearing His pastimes, and remembering Him—to cleanse the mind and stabilize spiritual focus.